SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATION OF NORMAL MYOCARDIUM FROM DIFFUSE DISEASE USING T1 MAPPING IN NON ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHIES AND OTHERS

摘要

A method for differentiation of normal myocardium from diffuse disease using T mapping includes acquiring one or more images of a patient by an imaging apparatus generating a T1 map from the one or more images defining a region of interest within the one or more images determining the average T1 value within the region of interest comparing the average T1 value within the region of interest to a cut off T1 value and determining a diagnosis of the region of interest from the comparison.